Surendra Yadav v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56976 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-201 Year-2024 Thana- PALASI District- Araria ====================================================== SURENDRA YADAV SON OF BIKKULAL YADAV R/V- VILLAGEDHAPARI WARD NO. -01, P.S.- PALASI, DISTT- ARARIA ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Dheeraj Kumar, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Ms. Veena Kumari Jaiswal, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RUDRA PRAKASH MISHRA ORAL ORDER 21-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Palasi P.S. Case No. 201 of 2024 instituted for the offences under Sections 8(c), 20(b)(ii)(B) of the N.D.P.S. Act.
3. Prosecution case, in short, is that total 1.100 Kg. ganja has been recovered from this petitioner.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. Charge-sheet has been submitted in this case. Petitioner is in custody since 09.06.2024 and has no criminal antecedent. There is no allegation of tampering of witnesses alleged against the petitioner. No incriminating material has been recovered from
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56976 of 2024(2) dt.21-08-2024 2/2 the conscious possession of the petitioner. The recovered contraband is just above the small quantity and far below commercial quantity, and hence, Section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act is not applicable in the present case. There is no compliance of Sections 42 and 50 of the N.D.P.S. Act.
5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the petitioner.
6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, clean antecedent and the recovered contraband being just above the small quantity as also the period of custody undergone by the petitioner, this Court is inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.
7. Let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Court below/concerned Court in connection with Palasi P.S. Case No. 201 of 2024.
(Rudra Prakash Mishra, J) Alok Verma/- U T